my name is emily gibson. i'm speaking on behalf of the school where i have been fortunate enough to teach fifth frayed in the mission district. 85% of our students receive a free or federal reduced lunch. we also had many years, almost a decade of c.s.t. scores over 800. a 150 of 10 rating in the similar schools index and graduates that are students at cal davis and yes, even harvard. we have just cut the budget because of a 12 student drop in enrollment. the problem is we have nothing left to cut other than a reading recovery program which is the key to the school's success. without it we could not maintain standards orr test scores. wile -- while other schools get money to bring up test scores, we have been working on per pupil funds and not much else. it means a small change in the budget has devastating consequences to the entire school. when we asked assistant superintendent if 35,000 from the district might be used to save the literacy program. she suggested instead we get more creative with grant writi